Vehicle for transportation of animal-bodies.



No. 719,372. PATENTED JAN. 2'7, 1903.

W. RBNGER. VEHICLE FOR TRANSPORTATION OF ANIMAL BODIES.

APPLIUATION FILED 3176.4 1902. N0 MODEL. 3 EEETSBHEET 1.

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W. RENGER;

VEHIGLE FOR TRANSPORTATION OF ANIMAL BODIES.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 4, 1902.

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No. 719,372. PATENTED JAN. 27, 1903. w. RENGER.

VEHIGLE FOR TRANSPORTATION OF ANIMAL BODIES.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 4, 1902. N0 MODEL. 3 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

lJNTTEn STATES PATENT UEETCE.

WVILI-IELM RENGER, OF ARNSTADT, GERMANY.

VEHICLE FOR TRANSPORTATION OF ANIMAL-BODIES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 719,372, dated January 27, 1903.

Application filed August 4, 1902.

T (.tZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILHELM RENGER, manufacturer, a subject of the Prince of Schwarzburg Sondershausen, residing at Arnstadt, in the Dominion of the Prince of Schwarzburg Sondershausen and German. Empire, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in or Relating to Vehicles or Receptacles for the Transport of Animal Bodies, Carcasses, Refuse, and the Like, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention relates to a vehicle for the transport of animal bodies, carcasses, meat-refuse, and the like. The vehicle has the advantage that the casing or vehicle itself, as well as the refuse-receptacles, can be completely and hermetically closed. The rear wall or back of the vehicle is formed by a door hinged at the bottom and provided with guide-rollers, thus serving as an inclined hoisting surface when let down. On the front wall immediately beneath the seat of the driver is arranged a winch or hoist, while on the top two hermetically-closable covers capable of being opened are arranged, of which the smaller one, situated immediatelybehind the drivers seat, allows of the introduction of small bodies, while the larger cover or door serves for the introduction of large bodies in case the front part of the vehicle is already filled. The refuse or like receptacles can be introduced through the back opening.

in the accompanying drawings a practical construction of a vehicle according to this invention is shown.

Figure 1 is a side elevation, partly in section, of the vehicle. Fig. 2 is a top plan view. Fig. 3 is a front view.

The vehicle rests, according to its length, on one or more axles provided with wheels. The body or casing 5 of the vehicle is provided with a horizontal or downwardly and rearwardly inclined bottom 1, as shown, and with a rear closure wall or door 3. The latter is hinged to the body or casing 5 by means of the connections 2, which also form a support for the wall or door 3 when it is in closing position. The wall or door 3 when lowered serves as an inclined hoisting plane, for which purpose it is fitted with two transverse rollers 4, which upon closing the rear wall lie within the casing 5. This door can be closed her- Serial No. 118,353. (No model.)

metically by being provided along its edge with a frame-like packing or flange 6, which fits into the casing-rim 7 of L orT iron. The door is securelyclamped by means of anumber of screw-bolts 9, attached to the walls of the casing at 8 and engaging in slots in the door 3. In the same manner the cover 11 in the top cover 12 of the vehicle and provided with a handle can be closed hermetically and also the cover 17, provided with a handle 16 and situated immediately behind the seat 14E of the driver and capable of being opened backwardly on its hinges. The whole of the casing 5 is preferably made of sheet-iron, on which a top and bottom are reinforced or connected by angle-irons 1S and laterally strengthened and connected by T-irons 19. The front wall also is reinforced by angle -irons and connected to the side walls of the casing 5. The winch 21 is arranged close below the seat 14 of the driver on the front wall and is inclosed at the front by a casing 22. The casing 22 carries the bearings 23 for the shaft 24 of the windingdrum, which is operated by suitable gearing by means of acrank-handle 25. The chain or rope 26 of the drum carries at its free end a grab-hook 27 or the like, so arranged that the body or object to be drawn into the vehicle 5 is easily and safely attached to the chain. Owing to the bottom of the casing 5 being rearwardly and downwardly inclined and in line with the rear wall 3, when the latter is folded down, thus serving as an inclined hoisting plane, and in consequence of the arrangement of the rollers 4 on the rear wall 3, it is easy to remove even very heavy bodies in a short time, while owing to the hermetic closure of the casing 5 any danger due to noxious emanations is safely removed. The material used for the casing being preferably galvanized iron, the parts can be thorou'ghly cleansed and disinfected at any time.

Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my invention, what I claim is- A vehicle for the transport of animal bodies, carcasses, refuse and the like, comprising a body provided with an opening in its top and at one end, a roller arranged upon the upper face of the bottom of the body at its open end, a door for closing the open end of the body and provided with notched edges, a hermetically-sealable means carried by the door, a roller connected to the inner face of the door, means for hinging the door to the body, said means supporting the door when in its clos- 5 ing position, means engaging in the notches of the door for fastening it to the body when in its closing position, means for hermetically sealing the opening in the top of the body, a casing connected to the forward end of the 10 body, means mounted in the casing for drawing an animal-body or other object into the receptacle, and a grab connected to the said indrawing means.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing wit- :5

nesses.

WILHELM RENGER. Witnesses:

PAUL TEIGHMANN, ERNST EBERHARDT. 

